Mindfulness and flow · Command of self
Recover from stress
Definition
Recovery is returning the body and the attention to a state from which you can choose again, instead of spending the rest of the day in the alarm.
The lesson
After a hard moment, men often keep the jaw tight and call it toughness. The code does not require you to stay flooded. It requires you to be able to act rightly at the next moment. That means coming down on purpose.
When the stress has passed, sit or walk for a few minutes. Lengthen the exhale. Unclench the hands and the jaw. Do not make a decision about a person until the body has come down. Then decide.
After the next hard moment, take three minutes to come down before you answer, text, or punish.
Carrying the alarm into the next room and calling the damage standards.